U.S. income-based repayment plan may be the ‘best deal’ for borrowers

Chronicle of Higher EducationOct 7, 2013

An event hosted by the New America Foundation on Friday delved into some of the new ways being proposed to ameliorate the thorny problem of student-loan debt. Miguel Palacios, assistant professor of finance, participated in a panel discussing problems in the current system of federally backed loans and the challenges of using private capital to help the nation reach its goal of increasing college-completion rates. The panel was also covered by Diverse.